"I said at the weekend we had already done the double over them so lets see if we can do the treble."

Both British players receive financial support from the Lawn Tennis Association but Cowan will also be delighted to be guaranteed #11,700 rather than the #7,160 earned by first-round losers.

Cowan believes his consultations with his sports psychologist have paid off. She has advised him to spend the breaks between games listening to a motivational CD on his Walkman.

He said: "Queen's was pretty horrible but I have spent the last two weeks working with a sports psychologist and that has helped.

"Competing in the Olympics last year was a memorable experience and to be involved in that sort of atmosphere is something that will stay with me for ever.

"But now I'm looking forward to Wednesday. I think it will be a really special moment for me playing the best grass-court player ever."

Cowan refused to reveal exactly what he was listening to on his personal CD player and, asked whether it was the Anfield Rap , said: "I can't really disclose that - but you're not far away."

For Hilton, the experience was all part of his learning curve.

He said: "I have to take away what happened and hopefully learn from it. I have to sit down with my coaches and see what I have got to do to get to a higher level.

"Against Barry, I started OK but my serve let me down. It was nothing to do with him being bigger than me there are a lot of things smaller players can do to counteract that. The decisive factor was that he served better than me."